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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1887-09-21

complete destruction. AnumbCr of houses
have been moved away to escape the river.
The Chattanooga, Tenn. Times reports
that the white, rust proof iron ore. hitherto
found only in Sweden, has been discovered
in the mountains near tiRt city. The ore
Is said To contain IS per cent of pure iron,
while the bed is six feet thick and of great
extent.
AT a town near Chicago, willie Il funeral
procession was on its way to the cemetery,
a picniCking party of four women aud two
men WAS near the roadside tir'ngat n TARGET.
\ bullet from a Iilc struck one OF the lady
mpulncrs, killing her Instantly. The target
shooters were intoxicated.
Intense excitement still prevails in Ire
land over the Mtvhcistown affair. La
hpuchrrc and others addressed an indigm
ton meeting At Cork and Michael Davilt
spoke at Dublin. O'Bricn WAS arrested for
refusing To pledge himself not To 30 to
England, but was released next day.
The New York Produce EXCHANGE unan
imo,S'y adopted n resolution appealing to
The inter State Commission against the
action of the railroads in making lower
rates O. shipments of grain. provisions
and lard 10 En@land aud continental ports
than for shipments to scabaard cities.
It'll, announced ,hut the Methodist minis
i,,er at Greenwood, sixteen miles north Of
Nuilsvill,. Wis, is accused OF very serious
impro2r,,tirS with several of his flock. As
many rs nine members are said to he i'm
plica'cd The minister is u Canadian. The
distIiCl attorney will investigate.
\ committee of nine of the mrmbcrs OF
the New York Board were appointed to
represent New York AZ the Constitution
Convention Ccntcninl in philadelphia. Ii
has been decided to have the Mayer give
TIE 'lI"s 10 the ttrcmcn that Mrs. Cleveland
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1887-09-21

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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1887-09-21
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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1887-09-21

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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1887-09-21
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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-19
Bananas for Profit.

Mr. Baugh, of Orange county, Fla, sorue
time ago gave the Orlando Reporter an ac-
count of his success with bananas He said /:
There is no particular secret about the mat
ter. | take care of my plants, feed them
well audit pays me- Now, you can set out
the common horse banana and let it grow
pretty much as it pleases. Near the place
where this fruit was grown is a clump of
horse bananas which have been growing
and fruiting on the same ground for fifteen
years, and the only attention they ever re-
ceived was when some one came along and
cut the heads. But with the Cavendish va
riety it is different; it requires constant
cultivation and good treatment. Being of
decidedly ''noble blood" it is more fastidi-
GUS than other kinds, but it well repays all
care bestowed upon it. The Cavendish is
the very king Of the banana species and
prefer it to all others for eating and for
marketing.
Ny plants are on hammock land, which
was cleared four years ago. 1t had very
heavy growth of palm and oak trees on it,
and in clearing it | did not burn the stuff
but piled it in windows 80 feet apart. That
udS IObOSQ uOWn dllI has D66Q spread
over the ground. I put the plants about
eight feet apart, but considering the way
they spread and the nutriment they draw
from the soil, should now place them at
least ten feet apart. For fertilizer used
bright cotton-seed meal and have found
nothing better Bone meal won't do. The
banana is quick growing plant and needs
stimulation. The Cavendish being of dwarf
habit, does not reach height of more than
six or seven feet before it begins to bear
In the summer the fruit should begin to
ripen within three months from the time of
blooming, but as autumn advances the time
is heightened TO four months Were it not
for the frosts there would be no end to the
banana season and ripe fruit could be cut
from the plantation every day in the year.
Ii that were the case the banana business
here would overshadow everything else
AS it Is, there is money in it.
A plantation of Cavendish bananas, when
given the best care and cultivation, on suit
able soil, with proper climate ought toyeld
an annual income of 81, 900 per acre. That
might be considered the best figure, but
plantation in South Florida ought to pro-
duce 900 heads to the acre, which would
bring an average of 500. apiece.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-19
Household.

CORN FRITTERs. two cups of
canned corn, add three eggs well beaten, a
tablespoonful of milk, enough flour to make
the batter just drop from spoon, then fry
in boiling lard.
CREOLE ORANGE COOKIES. two ia
blespoonfuls of butter rub one large cup of
brown sugar and two quarts of -four Sea
son with a great deal of orange peel. well
grated and mix with molasses enough to
roll thin. Cut in fancy shapes and bake in
quick oven.
MEAT SALAD.-Chop fine one or two
pounds of corned beef, then take two thirds
of cup OF vinegar, one tablespoonful of
sugar aud one egg. Beat all together and
pour into the frying pan and let boil, then
pour into dish to mold. Serve in slices
when cold.
POVERTY CAKE.-Put one-half teacup of
warm lard in the pan with one-and-a half
Gun of sugar, one half cup of water, little
-four, stir well or until the sugar is dis.
solved, add one-half cup of water, two eggs,
little nutmeg or essence of lemon, baking
powder one teaspoonful and -four enough TO
suit, stir well; this with make drop cakes if
-four enough is added, and sheet cake if left
thin.
WoopFoRD PUDDING.-Three eggs, one
teacup sugar, one-half teacup butter, one
half teacup flour, one teacup jam or pre-
serves, scant teaspoon soda dissolved in
three teaspoons sour milk, mix well and
bake slowly Sauce: One egg, one large
cup sugar, one small cup butter, mix well !;
put on stove and stir until melted, add la
blespoon wine, brandy or whisky, and pour
on immediately.
CANADIAN APPLE PUDDING. One pint
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-19
Deterioration in Small Fruits,

In paper read before the American Po-
biological Society, on the subject of deteri-
Grafton in small fruits, Mr.. j. NJ Smith
disputes the necessity for deterioration.
The wild strawberry of the woods is proba-
bly, not worse than it was 1000 years ago.
Wild fruits do not deteriorate or become
extinct The tendency of an improved
strawberry is to revert to its original type;
this can be prevented, however, by holding
up its character by highest cultivation, etc.
The fancy berries, petted under highest cul-
ture, give good results, but fail in the hands
of the common cultivator. The Wilson
tsed to be the queen of Strawberries. Now
it is failing in many sections Why? All
improved varieties, in order to succeed,
should have thu same conditions under
which they originated. The Wilson needs
good soil and frequent renewal. Changes
of soil may be needed also. These condi-
tions are absolutely necessary. Plants have
to be sold too cheap; hence are often poorly
grown and poorly racked. Poor plants. set
in poor and poorly cared for soil, uppro-
tected, struggle along for a few years, but
finally result in almost utter failure. The
runners of these poor, sickly, starved plants
are planted again. This has been going on
fer about thirty years and everybody cries:
THE Wilson is no longer a SUGGEST" I'm
der the circumstances it is a wonder only
that it has stood SO long. Our ignorance,
our carelessness, our stupidity and neglect
have caused its deterioration. Now let us
try another treatment. Take young, Wig
orous runners from healthy plants, pick off
the first blossoms, give highest cultivation,
gather one crop and replant on some other
place. Under this treatment the Wilson
does not run out" but seems to improve.
Give each variety of small fruits such soil,
food, care and protection as it requires or
suffer the consequences.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-19
Saving Sweet Potato Vines.

A Mississippi farmer, writing to the
Southern Lire Stock Journal, says: l no.
ticed in your last issue an article headed
Use of Sweet Potato Vines and Leaves. y
| have used sweet potato vines for several
years and the main trouble had in saving
it was to get it in some place where my
mules and cattle couldn't break into it and
consume it faster than / wished to give it
to them; for indeed it makes most excellent
hay. have saved it in two ways. First,
| pulled the vines off the ground with a
bull-tongue pillow, hauled them up and hung
them on poles, under shelter, being careful
not to get them in too large bulk
In short while they would be perfectly
dry. OF course, as they are under shelter
there is no danger of spelling The next
way is, though only little different from
the first, think the best way. Pull them
off, as in the first case, spread them out in
the sun; tbs eau be done before they are
carried from the field. Let them sun about
one day; this is sufficient to cure them.
Then put them away as 1 do any other
hay noticed this difference: While those
under an open shelter would get very dry
and stay so, those in a barn or loft all
bulked together seem to retain just enough
moisture to make them easily masticated
and digested, while in the first case they
get SO dry and hard it makes them hard to
masticatc. 1t is well to shake off the dirt
that adheres to tia vines while pulling them
off before putting away. Never let the
frost fail on them before pulling. My ex-
perience is that as food for mich COWS the
potato vine parallels the most of our grasses
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-19
The Kelsey Plum.

In the Gardeners Monthly there is an in
teresting article on the Kelsey plum from
the pen of Prof. H. E. Van Deman, United
States Pomologist He says: have seen
the Kelsey plum trees growing in the South
ern part Of the United States and have seen
and eaten the fruit, and have specimens of
it in my Office here at this time If there is
difference between p. chicasa and P.
Americana, then there is difference be-
tween P. domestica and the species to which
the Kelsey belongs, although there is doubt
as to its name. The flowers of all these
species are not widely different, but their
other characteristics are enough so to make
many species. And so it is with the Kel-
sey, for the leaves, bark, fruit and form of
the tree are decidedly peculiar.
1t has been my privilege to frequently
ak about Japanese plums with Mr. Ia
mari, who is thoaough student of botany
ard practical horticulture, and a native of
japan; and he stated plainly that this plum
Is a variety Of native species, and that it
did not belong to P. domesUica, but to a
species which he thought should be called
T. haitian or hadan. He said it was hardy
only in Southern Japan, and we know that
it has repeatedly winter-kllled even in
Northern Texas and similar ATTITUDES in the
United States.
Mr.. Tamari told me of other species of
Prunus only native of Japan, to which va
rieties belong that are not only scientifically
distinct, but bearing fruit of sweet and de-
licious flavor. One such variety has been
this year fruited by Luther Burbank, at
Santa Rosa, Cal, which is red to the stone
All the varieties of P mume are only fit
for picking and, as is well known, we have
native species here of this genus that are
equally bad.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-19
Tobacco in Florida.

A writer in the Florida Dispatch says he
firmly believes that in spite of all opposi-
ton tobacco culture will become in Florida
what it has become in every other tobacco
growing section where the soil was adapted
for its cultivation, the most profitable pro-
duct ever raised in that or any other State.
Not only is the soil in many sections of the
State particularly well adapted for the cul-
tivation of the finer grades of tobacco, but
the people enjoy other advantages of equal
if not greater Importance. He has seen
whole crops of tobacco destroyed in one
single day by frost and hail storms in the
Northern States, two of the most formula
BILE enemies to the plant, which the farmers
of Florida need never fear to encounter
Considering the short time that Florida
farmers have been engaged in the cultiva-
ton OF tobacco, they have demonstrated
very positively that the soil will produce a
superior article to any other State, and that
they can improve the plant by experience.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-19

Prof Brown, of the Ontario Agricultural
College at Guelph, Can, says the Herald,
recently summed up the usefulness of bran
to farmers, after having carefully consid-
cred its chemical composition:
l. Bran is a concentrated food which,
though variable in composition, possesses
high nutritive value.
2. Roller process bran is, on the average,
richer than old process bran.
8. Its excess of ash or mineral matters
eminently fits it for bone building in grow
ing animals and for supplementing the lack
of mineral matters in roots
4. Its chemical composition points to the
conclusion that it is somewhat better adapt
ed to the formation of fat and production
of heat than to the formation of muscle or
milk.
5. Both its chemical composition and its
physical form adapt it admirably to the
supplementary food to be used in connection
with poor and bulky fodder, such as straw
and roots
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-19

vance in zinc effects the brass manufacture
and rise in antimony tends to raise the cost
which become stronger and more
musical with the alloy of anti
mony. The recent marked advance
in quicksilver may be due solely TO
the msnipulations by the Rothschilds
who own or control all the Spanish mines
including the famous Almeda, which was
worked 90C years before the opening Of the
Christian era-but it is attributed largely
to the schemes of the French clique. It is
used extensively in smelling gold and silver
ores, in manufacturing mirrors, scientific
instruments, in dentistry, in mercurials. in
medical practice and in the making of YER
million paint Surely the year 1887 has been
year of speculative boolns, among which
the metal boom is by no means the least
OSCAR WuIOuGHBY RIGGS,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-19
Care of Horses, Shoulders.

The New York Star, in an interesting and
valuable article on the care of Horses
Shoal Laos" says that there is no more dis
graceful sight, whether at work in the fields
or wagoning on the roads, than to see horses
with their collars swathed in bandages, an
almost invariatle sign that the poor beasts
are suffering from CALLED shoulders 1t is,
as a rule, caused by the grossest negligence
and carelessness on the part of their owners
and an utter Indifference to the comfort of
the poor animals who happen to be so I'M
fortunate as to be placed under his control
This clumsy attempt to remedy an evil, or
rather to enable the animal, who has been
mutilated by careless handling, to do his
work, is not infrequently the cause of still
further extending the evil, for although the
pressure is to great extent relieved from
the affected parts, the uneven pressure caused
thereby on other parts of the shoulder fire.
quently rubs them into sores also. The
commonest humanity, as well as the inter-
est of the farmer, should prompt him to
take the measures necessary to prevent the
collars and other parts of the harness from
calling.
Many good horse has been spoiled by
having a sore shoulder and become a con-
firmed baker; for, having acquired an in
disposition to pull on the affected part, the
habit frequently clings to him after a cure
has been effected. The prevention of gals
is very simple. In the first place, see that
the collar fits well, that it is neither too
tight nor loose, and secondly, the shoulders
of the animal should be well washed every
night when he is unhitched; and last, but
by no means least, the collar should be
thoroughly freed from the encrustation CT
perspiration, dust and hair which is to be
found invariably on the inside, and which
will most assuredly, if left to get hard, rub
the shoulder into sores A few drops of oil
rubbed ON the collar will keep the leather
pliable, and not only add to the comfort of
the animal but cause the collar to last much
longer, keeping the leather from cracking
and the stitches from starting An excel
lent mode of treating gals is to wash the
affected parts with pure water and CASTLE
soap; and the application of little olive
oil will not only assist the healing process,
but will prevent the hair, if the injury is
not of too long standing, growing in white
patches over the wound
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-19

-four; cupful milk; one egg; three table
spoonfuls butter; one tablespoonful baking
powder; one cupful sugar; half a cupful
water; two quarts pared and quartered APP
pies; half teaspoonful salt. Put the pared
and quartercd apples with hesugar-except
two tablespoonfuls-mto deep padding
dish. Crate little nutmeg over them and
set In moderate oven for twenty minutes.
Sieve the -four, baking powder, salt and the
two tableSpoonfuls sugar. Add the milk
and beaten eggs, and stir with spoon into
smooth dough; then add the butter, melt
ed. Take the dish out of the oven and
spread the dough over the top of the apples.
Return to the oven and bake twenty min
utes, increasing the heat Serve the pud-
ding in the dish it was baked in, or turn
out the crust on fiat dish, with the apples
on top. Lemon or nutmeg sugar sauce can
be added
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-19
PopI1lar Scianca.

The fact is noted by the Metal Worker
that house hidden by trees is too often in
a reservoir of damp stagnant air las may
be shown with a wet and dry bulb Their
mometer)-a condition anything but favor
able to health
An English writer urges the Importance
of thoroughly airing rooms and flushing all
waste-pipes on the return of a family after
a considerable absence from home The
shut-up house is often filled with noisoue
gas, through the evaporation of he water
which keeps the sewer-traps operative, and
this is not necessarily revealed by an odor.
Many cases Of sore throat have been traced
to neglect of the precautions mentioned.
The common practicesof raising faint ng
persons to sitting or upright position is
often sufficient to destroy the spark of life
which remains. The death OF an eminent
English statesman a short time ago gave
opportunity to the coroner for emphasizing
TINS fact, and of pointing out how much
more reasonable and sound it is to keep such
persons in the prone position while restora-
tives and local means are adopted to enable
them, il possible, TO regain consciousness.
A sure way to test the quality of silk is to
take ten fibres OF the filling in any silk, and
if, on breaking, they shall show feathery,
dry and lack-lustre condition, discoloring
the fingers in handling, you may at once be
sure of the presence of dye and artificial
weighing; or take portion of the fibres
between the thumb and forefinger, and very
gently roll them over and over, and you
will soon detect the gum, mineral, soap and
other ingredients in the one, and the alb
sence of them in the other. A simple but
effective test of purity is to burn a small
quantity of the fibres; pure silk will in
stantly crisp leaving only pure charcoal;
heavily dyed silk will smolder, leaving a
yellow, greasy ash. II. on the contrary,
YOU cannot break the ten strands, and they
are of a natural lustre and brilliancy. and
fail to discolor the fingers at the point of
contact, you may be well assured that you
have pure silk that is honest in its make
and durable in its wear.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-19
AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT.
The Field, Farrn and Garden,

We solicit articles for this department.
The man, g 80 writer should accompany
the lettei' article, not neoess al'ily for pub
location, Luy as an evidence OF good faith.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-19

Sick and bilious headache, and all de-
rangements of stomach end bowels, cured
by Dr. Pierce's "Pellets'--or anti bilious
granules. 25 cents vial No cheap boxes
to allow waste Of virtues. BY druggists.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-19
CUTICURA REMEDIES.
A CHILD'S LIFE SAVED.

WHEN six months old his left hand began
w to swell and had every appearance
of large boil. We poultced IL, but all to no
purpose About five months after il became a
running sore. Soon other sores formed. He
then had two of them on each hand, and as bis
blood became more and more impure it took
less time for them to break out A sore came
on the chin, beneath the under lip, which was
very offensive. His head was one solid scab,
discharging great deal This was his condi-
ton at twenty-five months old when l under
took the care of him, his mother having died
when he was a little more than a year old, Of
consumption (scrofula of course) He could
walk q little but could not get up if he fell
down, and could not move when in bed, having
no use of mis- hands | Immediately commenced
cURA and CUTICUfA SOAP freely and when he
had taken one bottle of the CUTIcURA REsoL-
VENT his head was completely cured, and he
was improved in every way. We were very
much encouraged. and continued the use Of the
remedies for year and half One sore after
another healed, a bony matter forming in each
one OF these five deep ones Just before healing,
which would finally grow loose and were taken
out; then they would heal rapidly. One of these
ugly bone formations preserved. After taking
a dozen and q half bottles he was completely
cured, and Is now, at the age Of six years, a
strong and healthy child. The scars on his
hands must always remain; his hands are
strong, though we once feared he would never
be able to use them. All that physicians did for
him did him no good. All who saw the child
before using the CCTIcURA REMEDIES and see the
child now consider it wonderful cure. II the
above facts are of any use to you, you are at
May 0, 1885. 612 Il. Clay ST.. Bloomington, III.
The child was really in worse condition than
he appeared TO his grandmother who being
with him every day, became accustomed to the
disease MAGGIE HOPPING.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-19

CUTIcURA, the great skin cure and CUTfcURA
SOAP, prepared from it, externally, and CUrG-
cURA REsoLvENT the new blood purifier, inter
nally, are a positive cure for every form Of skin
and blood disease from pimples TO scroftia.
Sold everywhere. Price, CUTIcuRA Soc; SOAP,
25c.; REsoLvENT, 81. Prepared by the POTTER
DRuo AND CHEMICAL Co., Boston. Mass.
esy-Send fof How to Cure Skin Diseases, " "a
pages, 90 Illustrations and 100 testimonials.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-19

SECRETARY FAIRCEILD gave dinner to gen.
tlemen friends on Saturday evening